Rotary switch for a hand-held power tool and a switching device including the rotary switch

A rotary switch according 50claim 1, further comprising a further operating pin (4a) for deflecting another arm (9a) of the overhanging spring (5) upon rotation of the actuation member (3) over an angle (φ1) in a direction opposite to a direction in which the actuation member (3) is rotated over the angle (φ) for switching from the one operational mode to a further operational mode.

A switching device for a handheld tool having a plurality of different operational modes, comprising a rotary switch including a manually operated actuation member (3) rotatable over a predetermined angle (4) for switching from one operational mode to another immediately adjacent operational mode, a rotatable switching member (6) for displacing a switching element (12) of the hand-held power tool and arranged coaxially with the actuation member (3), an overhanging spring (5) connected with the switching member (6) for joint rotation therewith, and an operating pin (4) connected with the actuation member (3) and arranged eccentrically with respect to a rotational axis thereof for deflecting an arm (9) of the overhanging spring (5) to thereby rotate the switching member (6);

• and switching means (13) arrangeable within the hand-held power tool and including a plurality of switching elements (12, 14, 15) actuatable in response to rotation of the switching member (6), and selection transmission means (16, 17) for at least partially connecting the switching elements (12, 14, 15) with each other.